After their final preseason game on Thursday night against the New York Giants, the New England Patriots did not waste any time making cuts to their 90-man roster.
On Friday, the Patriots made their first wave of cuts, which included undrafted free-agent QB Ben Wooldridge, second-year tight end Jaheim Bell, and veteran lineman Tyrese Robinson.
With 48 hours left until the roster cutdown deadline on Tuesday, the Patriots continued to make changes to their 90-man roster. On Sunday, the Patriots decided to part ways with another draft pick from the Jerod Mayo era
Patriots G Layden Robinson has been waived-injured: https://t.co/MStn927q17 pic.twitter.com/rKKcYWc8vt
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August 24, 2025
Patriots Cut Ties with Former Fourth-Round Pick Layden Robinson
New England announced that it waived second-year guard Layden Robinson with an injury designation. Since he has this designation, there’s a chance Robinson could revert to the Patriots’ injury reserve if he isn’t claimed off waivers.
The Patriots took Robinson in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M and immediately threw him into the fire, which they had to do, given the state of New England’s offensive line.
The former Texas A&M lineman played in 13 games as a rookie, which included 11 starts. The Patriots had him switching both guard spots (six at right and five at left). According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Robinson was more of a fit for last season’s offensive scheme than this season’s, which is now run by new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
Guard Layden Robinson, the 2024 fourth-round pick, has been waived/injured by the Patriots, the team announces.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) August 24, 2025
Made 11 starts last year — six on the right side, five on the left side.
Fit the prior scheme more so than the current scheme.
As you can imagine, Patriots fans weren’t shocked to see another guy from the famed 2024 class get sent packing. However, some in the fanbase are wondering how Eliot Wolf still has a job, given that these are his selections.
Meanwhile, going back to Robinson, the young offensive guard wasn’t great last season as a rookie. However, the entire Patriots’ o-line unit left much to be desired. No one should or could expect a fourth-round pick to fix the problems that they had.
According to Pro Football Focus, Robinson had a horrendous 41.9 pass blocking grade, along with a 46.5 run blocking grade. He was also penalized five times and allowed four sacks in 602 offensive snaps.
Nonetheless, not all is lost for Robinson. Now, it's up to him to get healthy and hopefully get on another team’s practice squad, if he can come to terms on an injury settlement.
While things didn’t work out for him in New England, he’s still young enough in his career to figure things out.